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Day of Irish PB's - July 14th

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    #242
    Trampas
    Registered Users Posts: 7,539 ✭✭✭Trampas


    Username |PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    adrian522|19:32|19:29|22.03 |
    Ultraman1|20:09|20:08|20:15|
    RayCun|17:24|17:20|DNF |
    Auldmanking|17:38|17:07| |
    Wottle|19:25|19:48| 21:14|
    lenny palmer|20:10|19:30| |
    Trampas|19:11|18:59| DNF|
    davedanon|18:34|18:59| |
    Martyboy48|19:14|18:59| 19:03|
    Murph_D|19:47|19:29|20:48 |
    Duanington|16.57|16:45| |
    HelenAnne|19.47|19.59|20.52|
    Sideswipe|18:48|17:59|DNF |


    Knew I was wasting my time trying. Must have won the quickest DNF prize. Still sick.

    Suggested in survey about a split where a morning and evening session. Probably tricker with getting pacers to do times for two sessions but if you don’t suggest you can’t get.


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    #243
    Chivito550
    Registered Users Posts: 7,695 ✭✭✭Chivito550


    Literally the only negative on what was a fantastic day was the amount of people taking short cuts when running around the bend. I would have thought it was common sense, but people were stepping inside the line constantly. Over by the water jump it was particularly farcical, with people blatantly stealing about 5 metres each time.

    Easy solution is to put up that small railing they have at many track meets. If somebody steps on that they twist their ankle, so people will naturally keep away from it.


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    #244
    Chivito550
    Registered Users Posts: 7,695 ✭✭✭Chivito550


    Trampas wrote: »
    Username |PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    adrian522|19:32|19:29|22.03 |
    Ultraman1|20:09|20:08|20:15|
    RayCun|17:24|17:20|DNF |
    Auldmanking|17:38|17:07| |
    Wottle|19:25|19:48| 21:14|
    lenny palmer|20:10|19:30| |
    Trampas|19:11|18:59| DNF|
    davedanon|18:34|18:59| |
    Martyboy48|19:14|18:59| 19:03|
    Murph_D|19:47|19:29|20:48 |
    Duanington|16.57|16:45| |
    HelenAnne|19.47|19.59|20.52|
    Sideswipe|18:48|17:59|DNF |


    Knew I was wasting my time trying. Must have won the quickest DNF prize. Still sick.

    Suggested in survey about a split where a morning and evening session. Probably tricker with getting pacers to do times for two sessions but if you don’t suggest you can’t get.

    Personally, I think that would ruin it. Many people who compete in the first session would head off home and not stick around for the evening session. Keep it all in the one, to encourage attendances and people to stick around I reckon.


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    #245
    HelenAnne
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    Chivito550 wrote: »
    Literally the only negative on what was a fantastic day was the amount of people taking short cuts when running around the bend. I would have thought it was common sense, but people were stepping inside the line constantly. Over by the water jump it was particularly farcical, with people blatantly stealing about 5 metres each time.

    Easy solution is to put up that small railing they have at many track meets. If somebody steps on that they twist their ankle, so people will naturally keep away from it.

    There were little guide cones, though, wren't there? (Or guide hemispheres? I THINK I stayed inside them ...)

    (Apologies if I'm one of the culprits - I'd say for most people it wasn't 'blatant stealing', it was unfamiliarity with track running. I know if I did do it, it was unintentional, so I'd give others the benefit of the doubt too.)


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    #246
    Chivito550
    Registered Users Posts: 7,695 ✭✭✭Chivito550


    HelenAnne wrote: »
    There were little guide cones, though, wren't there? (Or guide hemispheres? I THINK I stayed inside them ...)

    (Apologies if I'm one of the culprits - I'd say for most people it wasn't 'blatant stealing', it was unfamiliarity with track running. I know if I did do it, it was unintentional, so I'd give others the benefit of the doubt too.)

    Ah yeh, I wouldn't be going DQing people when one of the goals is to get people doing track. Railings going forward will just stop people running on the inside. Not blatant cheating, and likely unfamiliarity, but then again it seems like common sense to stay in the lane. I saw one guy in my race overtake somebody by stepping inside.


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    #247
    RayCun
    Registered Users Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    Chivito550 wrote: »
    Easy solution is to put up that small railing they have at many track meets. If somebody steps on that they twist their ankle, so people will naturally keep away from it.

    I don't think that track has them. They're usually up on the straights all the time, if they exist.


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    #248
    Trampas
    Registered Users Posts: 7,539 ✭✭✭Trampas


    Chivito550 wrote: »
    Personally, I think that would ruin it. Many people who compete in the first session would head off home and not stick around for the evening session. Keep it all in the one, to encourage attendances and people to stick around I reckon.

    The thinking was more people who could run say 9-11 but couldn’t run at 5-7 or other way around due to family commitments.


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    #249
    RayCun
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    perhaps too complicated for track newbies, but if the numbers increase, might be worth thinking about staggered starts for some races. For example, if you have an 18 minute and a 17:30 pacer, start the 17:30 group in lane 5, cutting in when they reach the straight?


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    #250
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    RayCun wrote:
    Username PBPredicted TimeActual Time adrian52219:3219:2922.03 Ultraman120:0920:0820:15 RayCun17:2417:20DNF Auldmanking17:3817:07 Wottle19:2519:48 21:14 lenny palmer20:1019:30 Trampas19:1118:59 davedanon18:3418:5919:04 Martyboy4819:1418:59 19:03 Murph_D19:4719:2920:48 Duanington16.5716:45 HelenAnne19.4719.5920.52 Sideswipe18:4817:59DNF


    Close, but no cigar.


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    #251
    martyboy48
    Registered Users Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭martyboy48


    Username |PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    adrian522|19:32|19:29|22.03 |
    Ultraman1|20:09|20:08|20:15|
    RayCun|17:24|17:20|DNF |
    Auldmanking|17:38|17:07| |
    Wottle|19:25|19:48| 21:14|
    lenny palmer|20:10|19:30| |
    Trampas|19:11|18:59| DNF|
    davedanon|18:34|18:59|19:04 |
    Martyboy48|19:14|18:59| 19:03|
    Murph_D|19:47|19:29|20:48 |
    Duanington|16.57|16:45| |
    HelenAnne|19.47|19.59|20.52|
    Sideswipe|18:48|17:59|DNF |


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    #252
    davedanon
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    Cheers. No clue how tables are done on the phone


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    #253
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,080 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    Username |PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
    adrian522|19:32|19:29|22.03 |
    Ultraman1|20:09|20:08|20:15|
    RayCun|17:24|17:20|DNF |
    Auldmanking|17:38|17:07| |
    Wottle|19:25|19:48| 21:14|
    lenny palmer|20:10|19:30| |
    Trampas|19:11|18:59| DNF|
    davedanon|18:34|18:59|19:04 |
    Martyboy48|19:14|18:59| 19:03|
    Murph_D|19:47|19:29|20:48 |
    Duanington|16.57|16:45| |
    HelenAnne|19.47|19.59|20.52|
    Sideswipe|18:48|17:59|DNF |
    BeepBeep67|15:48|16:59|17:09|


    PB is 34 years old :eek:, on track through 3k in 10:12, as my core temp increased I leaked time on the 4th k in particular, finished ok passing a few in the last 2 laps as others also suffered. 2 secs off a season's best, so relatively happy.
    Great to paced by the Claw, will hopefully do it more justice next time.


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